The Wednesday Show
DJRePete celebrates BTR’s 9th Birthday today with a countdown mix of BreakThru artists through the years, including: new alternative from Painted Palms and Hospitality, 2013 hits by Neko Case and the Night Beds, 2012 beats with Lushlife and Big K.R.I.T., electro-tracks by Mitten and Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin from 2011, Elastic Bond and Stars out of the year 2010, breakthrough tracks by The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Florence and the Machine, and last but not least one of the very first artists to hit the virtual airwaves on the station! Reminisce with DJRePete and BTR on your BTR Wednesday!
Painted Palms
July 2 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC Canada
Bleeding Rainbow
(Photo by Chad Yanagisawa)
Hospitality
July 30 – The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA
Lanterns On The Lake
July 18 – Durham Cathedral – Durham, UK
Last Good Tooth
July 20 – Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY
Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys
(Photo by Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys)
Big K.R.I.T.
(Photo by Big K.R.I.T.)
July 3 – Club Envy – Gulfport, MS
Stars
July 10 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QB Canada
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
July 2 – The Ruby Lounge – Manchester, UK
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